Reading the great authors is more helpful than reading a great number of books.

Make a list of categories and read a selected number of books each year, in each category.

Read a few select journals and magazines

On "how" to read, he offers these tips:

If you would like to become a disciplined reader, you probably need to make a plan.

Figure out your “reading style.”

Always carry a book.

If possible, drink and read at the same time.

On "why" to read, and suggests that reading does the following:

sharpens the mind

exercises the mind

gives one something about which to converse

allows one to “travel” to other times and places

reduces stress

provides an inexpensive and low maintenance form of entertainmen

In the final post, he answers questions he's been asked throughout the series, on:

How to find books to read

How to find time to read

How to choose between print and electronic media

How to keep discipline from being drudgery

How to retain and organize what is learned from a book

In his final post, he also writes, "In the near future, I will provide suggested reading in various disciplines and genres such as theology, intellectual history, missiology, international affairs, fiction, history, and current affairs." So keep an eye on Between the Times for this.